Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A box to keep spices in; specifically, a cylindrical box inclosing a number of smaller boxes to contain the different kinds of spice used in cooking.
- noun In decorative art, a cylindrical box, low in proportion to its diameter, and having a lid; especially, such a box of Indian or other Oriental work.
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Examples
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In using the phrase "the spice-box of earth" Cohen was using the image of the spice-box from the Jewish Havdalah ceremony, which is performed each Saturday night to mark the end of the Sabbath.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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In using the phrase "the spice-box of earth" Cohen was using the image of the spice-box from the Jewish Havdalah ceremony, which is performed each Saturday night to mark the end of the Sabbath.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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In order to reconnect with Creation it is time to smell and feel once again the spice-box of earth to revive our souls.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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The rabbi thrusts his hands into the spice-box of earth, finds the sun and makes it a wedding ring for the Sabbath Queen.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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The spice-box of the earth changes every moment and is constantly filled with a complex diversity of elements.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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When I came upon Cohen's poem some years ago, the image of the spice-box of earth reminded me not only of Havdalah but also the fragrances of the natural world: grass, trees and flowers.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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In using the phrase "the spice-box of earth" Cohen was using the image of the spice-box from the Jewish Havdalah ceremony, which is performed each Saturday night to mark the end of the Sabbath.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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And in a very real way the sun is within the spice-box of the earth since all life processes comes from the initial energy of the sun.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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When I came upon Cohen's poem some years ago, the image of the spice-box of earth reminded me not only of Havdalah but also the fragrances of the natural world: grass, trees and flowers.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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The spice-box of the earth changes every moment and is constantly filled with a complex diversity of elements.
Rabbi Lawrence Troster: The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From Rabbi Lawrence Troster 2011
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